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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Name

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are not parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Ascenders are not parallel among them

Created: 17 Jul 2026, 3:35 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2090/ on 2026-07-17.

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